Sunday, February 19, 2012

Sorting through stuff

Usually I don't mind sorting things into categories or storage containers, but with Jeff building a family roomin the basement and all the upheaval down there, I'm getting tired of it...

finished steps

Jeff and Bailey

Walls are going up, changing the layout and storage spaces in the basement and Bailey's not sure how she feels about the whole thing.

This photo was taken from my studio, which will be movingupstairs where there'll be natural light(joy), heat(happiness) and running water. Woohoo!!!

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My studio has been a great place to play,explore and create, but it's cold in the Winter and the fluorescent lighting isn't working for me any longer. And don't getme started about the spiders. Been sortingin here a lot, what'll I keep, trash or donate. Lots of time and energy spent in here lately.

It'll be converted into our home gym as soonas I move out.

studio dog

Bailey keeps me company here but shedoesn't like going down the basement stairs, so I've been pampering her byletting her in through the hatchway.

She'll be way happier upstairs in the new studio. I just wish she could help with the sorting...

holiday decorations

With walls up and stairs closed in, nowwe have the perfect place to store ourFall and Christmas decorations. All together (gasp) in one place!

On the right side of this photo you can seeheavy duty shelving unit, which has been moved from another part of basement.That sorting took place last weekend.

Before I can move the studio upstairs, we needto sort through quite a bit of my mother-in-law'sthings, which can be very sad and slow.

donation zone

Soon, I'll make several trips to local thrift stores, to donate what we no longer want to keep.

Looking forward to having a lot more studio space,so I can invite friends over for craft nights and funartistic explorations.

What fun projects are you working on right now?

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1 comment:

I do love to do organizing, if it means I get my own space out of the deal! Ok, what are ATFs? I have a pile of old wooden spools from my grandmother. I hang on to them cause I think they're cool. What are you going to do with them? I did have some really skinny candles that fit perfect into the holes.

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